Recognised as Colour

#022B5C

#022B5C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#022B5C is a blue with RGB values 2, 43, 92 and HSL 213°, 96%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#022B5C

RGBrgb(2, 43, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1686, 0.3608

RGB percentages0.8%, 16.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(212.7, 95.7%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 97.8%, 36.1%)

CMYK97.8%, 53.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer142,172

CSS custom property--colour: #022B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1

Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FDD4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C305Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00285Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00373Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7 Steel blue · ΔE 36.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9 Black · ΔE 38.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C3302

Analogous#02585C, #06025C

Triadic#5C022B, #2B5C02

Split complementary#5C0602, #585C02

Tetradic#5C0258, #5C3302, #025C06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#308CFA

Lighter +30%#0571F2

Lighter +20%#045AC0

Lighter +10%#03428E

Darker −10%#01142A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002B5E

Less saturated −25%#0E2C50

Channel breakdown

G43

B92

Red2 (0.8%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue212.67°

Saturation (HSL)95.74%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 2B · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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